IN MEMORIAM
The Fireman's Prayer
http://audubonfd.com/prayer.htm
william.wagner28@frontier.com or Bill Wagner P. O. Box 242 West Liberty WV 26074-0242
2011 -- 2012
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NAME |
DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| William Gene Dotson | Alma VFD | December 7, 1928 | June 15, 2011 | Member |
| David J. Kahlbaugh | Sherrard VFD | May 1, 1930 | June 16, 2011 | Charter Member |
| Lewis Jennings Anderson | Brooke Co. EMS | April 1, 1940 | June 21, 2011 | EMT |
| Carl William Nolan | Alma VFD | July 18, 1932 | September 11, 2011 | Member |
| Samuel D. Gaudio | Follansbee VFD | May 29, 1916 | September 19, 2011 | Member |
| Nancy Pearl Patterson | Middlebourne EMS | September 21, 1932 | October 5, 2011 | Member |
| Carol Thompson | Boggs Run VFD | July 8, 1937 | November 13, 2011 | Longtime Member |
| Ralph McLaughlin | Fork Ridge VFD & EMS | February 4, 1943 | November 14, 2011 | Fire Chief |
| Robert Whitehouse | Wheeling FD | May 23, 1926 | November 17, 2011 | Retired |
| William Powell | Moundsville FD | October 7, 1930 | November 28, 2011 | Retired |
| Robert McKee | Wheeling FD | September 15, 1924 | November 30, 2011 | Retired |
| Nicholas John Yoklic | Oakland District VFD | March 5, 1925 | January 4, 2012 | Co-founder Member |
| Kevin Wayne West | Glen Dale VFD | May 11, 1970 | January 29, 2012 | Firefighter-paramedic |
| Hugh C. Tate Sr. | New Cumberland VFD | March 30, 1954 | February 5, 2012 | Former Member |
2010 -- 2011
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| Jason Hawley | Triadelphia VFD | February 13, 1976 | July 20, 2010 | Lieutenant |
| Robert L. Bob Grimm | Sistersville VFD | April 13, 1923 | October 26, 2010 | Lifetime Member |
| Robert L. Bob Forester | Sistersville VFD | December 17, 1935 | December 27, 2010 | Member |
| Robert B. Davidson | Weirton Heights VFD | February 29, 1936 | January 5, 2011 | Lifetime Honorary Captain |
| Robert F. Mayhugh | McMechen VFD | February 15, 1936 | January 14, 2011 | Former Member |
| Clarence L. Pratz | McKinleyville VFD | April 29, 1935 | January 19, 2011 | Member |
| Larry D. Wildman | Paden City VFC
Middlebourne EMS |
August 8, 1944 | February 2, 2011 | Former Member |
| James Anthony Sperlazza | Wellsburg VFD | August 26, 1931 | February 11, 2011 | Past Member |
| Andrew "Andy" Kondik | Weirton VFD Co. 1 | February 18, 1943 | February 11. 2011 | Member |
| Alice Louise "Bunnie" Arthurs | Windsor Heights VFD | July 4, 1938 | February 19, 2011 | Member |
| Thomas Lunsford | Brooke County EMS | October 24, 1947 | March 15, 2011 | Paramedic |
| Barbara Bowman | Stone Church VFD | March 21, 1931 | March 26, 2011 | Member |
| Charles Kenneth Littell | New Manchester VFD | March 11, 1926 | April 6, 2011 | Life Member |
| Kenneth Wayne Hartman Sr. | Middlebourne VFD & EMS | December 12, 1937 | April 14, 2011 | Member |
| Annet Beabout | Bethlehem VFD | April 17, 2011 | Former EMT | |
| Raymond B. Stahl, Jr. | Wheeling FD | June 7, 1930 | May 4, 2011 | Retired |
| Eugene D. Mason | Reader VFD Shortline EMS | December 25, 1925 | May 30, 2011 | Member |
| Howard E. Pratt | Shirley VFD
Alma VFD |
July 20, 1960 | May 29, 2011 | Former Chief
Captaim |
| Richard Rayburn | Newell VFD | |||
| Robert G. Wells | Tyler County EMS | December 22, 1950 | May 13, 2011 | Board of Directors |
2009 -- 2010
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| Jack H. Bowen | Sistersville VFD | January 23, 1944 | July 27, 2009 | Former Chief |
| Donald "Turp" Radcliffe | Benwood VFD | July 5, 1929 | July 29, 2009 | Deputy Chief |
| Troy Pratt | Oakland District VFD | May 21, 1922 | August 17, 2009 | Member |
| Michael Sovich | Sistersville VFD | October 30, 1959 | August 19, 2009 | Former Member |
| John Harold Tagg | West Liberty
VFD
Ohio County EMA |
February 28, 1958 | September 15, 2009 | Former member
Director |
| Lyn G. Fowler | Colliers VFD | July 11, 1934 | September 25, 2009 | 50 year member |
| Richard W. Grimm | Sistersville VFD | December 30, 1925 | October 27, 2009 | Former Chief |
| David Chambers | Bethany VFD | December 23, 1941 | November 8, 2009 | Member |
| Kermit W. Mason | Grandview VFD & Ambo | July 23, 1926 | November 12, 2009 | Member |
| Richard (Dick) Bonar | West Liberty VFD | September 16, 1939 | December 6, 2009 | Former member |
| Thomas Raymond Howell | Mozart VFD | January 28, 1933 | December 30, 2009 | Member |
| George V. Bilich | McMechen VFD | February 10, 1922 | February 5, 2010 | Retired Chief |
| James L. Allison, Jr. | New Manchester VFD | December 24, 1939 | February 16, 2010 | Member |
| Lawrence R. Parsons | Stone Church VFD | July 18, 1929 | March 24, 2010 | Charter Member |
| George Chiplinski, Sr. | Windsor Heights VFD | February 2, 1923 | April 5, 2010 | Member |
| Judith A. Norberg | Cameron VFD | January 8, 1940 | April 8, 2010 | Former MICP |
| Sidney Burrall | Mozart VFD | February 1, 1933 | April 29, 2010 | Retired Member |
| Richard "Red" Jones, Sr. | New Manchester VFD
New Cumberland VFD |
April 19, 1946 | May 3, 2010 | Member
Former Member |
| Edward Weaver | Hooverson Heights VFD | October 20, 1921 | May 12, 2010 | Former Member |
| James Edward Evans, Sr. | Cameron VFD | March 24, 1921 | May 21, 2010 | 54 year Member |
2008 -- 2009
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| Chuck Casto | Chester VFD | June 2008 | ||
| Terry L. Efaw | Paden City VFC | October 11, 1958 | June 13, 2008 | Member |
| Joe Nemith | New Cumberland VFD | October 27, 1927 | June 24, 2008 | |
| Wayne Eugene Chambers | Cameron VFD & E-Squad | May 18 1959 | July 11, 2008 | Captain |
| Julian A. Cain | Wheeling Fire Department | March 30, 1930 | July 19, 2008 | Retired |
| Marylou N. Hultberg | Brooke County EMS | March 2 1950 | July 23, 2008 | Former member |
| William L. Wetzel | Wetzel County Ambulance | December 15, 1928 | August 21, 2008 | Driver |
| Duane R. Ward | Cameron VFD | September 12, 1937 | September 26, 2008 | Firefighter EMS driver |
| John M. Alley | Cameron VFD | December 9, 1968 | October 3, 2008 | Former Chief |
| Bonita Rae "Bonnie" Smith | Benwood VFD | August 23, 1941 | October 7, 2008 | Former Secretary Squad Captain |
| William "Bill" Carpenter | Pine Grove E-Squad | August 25, 1914 | November 22, 2008 | Volunteer |
| Robert H. Efaw | Sistersville VFD | May 9, 1922 | November 25, 2008 | Former A Chief |
| Elijah T. "Bud" Evans | Triadelphia VFD | March 28, 1942 | November 30, 2008 | Former Chief |
| John B. "Jack" Stankiewicz, Jr. | Weirton Hts VFD, RESA, WAARS, NOVASAR, | February 23, 1938 | December 2, 2008 | Mr. Everything |
| Dudley E. Beck | Sherrard FVD | May 2, 1923 | December 6, 2008 | First Fire Chief |
| Berdine Mathews | Middlebourne E-squad | Aug 6, 1931 | December 5, 2008 | Member |
| John Paul Doty | Wheeling FD (retired) | January 22, 1949 | January 7, 2009 | Firefighter Paramedic |
| Donald Martin |
Franklin Community VFD |
May 4, 1935 | February 6, 2009 | Former Chief |
| R. Wayne Richmond | Wetzel Co. Ambulance | August 2, 1920 | February 11, 2009 | Charter Member |
| Allen A. K. Kirby | Glen Dale VFD | March 6, 1948 | February 15, 2009 | Member |
| Orville W. Maxwell | West Liberty VFD | April 14, 1927 | February 25, 2009 | Former Member |
| Ronald A. Maderia Sr. | Hooverson Hts. VFD | August 15, 1938 | March 11, 2009 | Former Member |
| Robert E. "Cap" Dunlap | McMechen VFD | September 3, 1936 | March 24, 2009 | Member |
| James A. Lambert | Washington Lands VFD | December 7, 1927 | March 23, 2009 | Former President & Fire Chief |
| Anthony "Tony" J. Scaffidi | Benwood VFD | April 1, 2009 | Over 50 Year Member | |
| James A. Metz | Limestone Community VFD | December 21, 1928 | April 18, 2009 | Member |
2007 -- 2008
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| Bob Kins | Wellsburg VFD | September 12, 1923 | June 16, 2007 | Former Chief |
| John W. (Jack) Lowe | McMechen VFD | May 27, 1932 | June 23, 2007 | Former Asst. chief |
| John Michael Haller | Wheeling FD | March 11, 1949 | June 23, 2007 | Ret. Asst. Chief |
| Michael Eugene Richmond | Valley Grove VFD | February 28, 1953 | June 28, 2007 | Former President |
| Clarence "Gene" Barker | Wheeling FD | December 23, 1939 | July 18, 2007 | Ret. Asst Chief |
|
Marvin L. "Fizz" Gray |
Moundsville VFD | December 1, 1932 | August 9, 2007 | Former Member |
| William A. Archey, Jr | Sherrard VFD | August 22, 1926 | September 4, 2007 | Charter Member |
| David Herrick | New Martinsville E-squad | August 30, 1957 | September 8, 2007 | Former Member |
| Barbara A. Whaley | Paden City Ambulance Service | April 20, 1937 | October 1, 2007 | Retired |
| Joseph L. "Koots" George | Windsor Heights VFD | March 22, 1918 | October 18, 2007 | Former Chief |
| Vivian "June" Hayes | Short Line Emergency Squad | February 11, 1927 | December 29, 2007 | Former Member |
| Charles E. "Oop" Miller | St. Joseph VFD | March 1, 2007 | January 1, 2008 | Former Treasurer |
| Dave Hair | Weirton Co. #1 | January, 2008 | ||
| Robert W. "Buzzy" Smith Jr. | Benwood VFD | June 24, 1922 | January 27, 2008 | Member |
| James B. Palmer, Sr | Wheeling FD | May 21, 1930 | February 11, 2008 | Ret. A-Chief |
| Dale F. Kleeh | Valley Grove VFD | October 20, 1948 | February 14, 2008 | Former Member |
| John Bright | Weirton Co. #1 | March 19, 2008 | ||
| Ted Turley | New Cumberland VFD | January 11, 1930 | April 16, 2008 | |
| Bob Kincaid | Chester VFD | May 2008 | ||
| Harlan E. Tyers Jr, | Wellsburg VFD | September 21, 1951 | May 24, 2008 | Former Member |
| Wayne D. Adams | Wileyville VFD | February 23, 1925 | May 25, 2008 | Charter Member |
| Carl Durham | Newell VFD | October 15, 1924 | May 30, 2008 | 50 year member Former Chief |
2006 -- 2007
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| Karen Stewart | Beech Bottom VFD | September 26, 1952 | June 4, 2006 | Active |
| Sherman R. Frankhouser | Beech Bottom VFD | April 13, 1916 | September 8, 2006 | Oldest living member |
| Joseph R. Carmody | Follansbee VFD | August 31, 1917 | September 25, 2006 | Member |
| Charles J. Robinson Sr. | Triadelphia VFD | July 2, 1942 | October 2, 2006 | Past President |
| Kenneth Wayne Hartman "Grub" | Wheeling Fire Dept. | May 26, 1961 | October 18, 2006 | Firefighter/Paramedic |
| Robert Michael Bonar | McMechen VFD | September 27, 1929 | December 12, 2006 | 50 year member |
| Earl "June" White Jr. | Stone Church VFD | August 19, 1929 | December 13, 2006 | Long Time Member |
| Chester L. Sheets | Valley Grove VFD | December12, 1934 | February 2, 2007 | Former Member |
| Andrew Lucas | WAARS | February 1, 1921 | Marc 13, 2007 | Honorary Member |
| Creatis A. Knicely | Colliers VFD | October 1, 1912 | March 17, 2007 | Founding Member |
| William Carl Bowman | Stone Church VFD | February 11, 1929 | March 28, 2007 | 30 Year Member |
| Dewey Whitlatch | Moundsville Fire Dept. | July 4, 1924 | April 25, 2007 | Retired |
| Carl W. Philabaum II | Valley Grove VFD | April 16, 1924 | May 3, 2007 | Former Chief |
| Ronald Meyer | Wheeling Fire Dept. | May 29, 1958 | May 26, 2007 |
Retired |
2005 -- 2006
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| Paul Ritchie | Assistant State Fire Marshal | June 16, 2005 | Active | |
| Joy Cox | Clearview VFD | July 5, 1959 | July 6, 2005 | Active |
| Raymond "Keith " Jones | New Martinsville EMS | January 24, 1939 | July 30, 2005 | |
| Ronald William Kinsey | Cameron VFD | February 5, 1912 | August 14, 2005 | Retired |
| Sharon Cipoletti | Brooke Ambulance Service | May 21, 1937 | November 28, 2005 | Volunteer |
| Sgt. Matthew Hunter | Valley Grove VFD | August 8, 1974 | January 23, 2006 | On Active Military Duty |
| Louis R. Wood | Washington Lands VFD | October 22, 1932 | January 27, 2006 | Associate Member |
| William Russell Wetzel | Paden City VFC & Squad | July 10, 1933 | February 28, 2006 | Former Asst. Chief |
| Robert Hutchison, Jr. | Wheeling Fire Dept. | April 19, 1919 | March 24, 2006 | Retired Asst. Chief |
| James Helton | Follansbee VFD | July 23, 1927 | April 4, 2006 | Fireman |
| Frederick "Rick" Pyles | Middlebourne Emergency Squad | June 1, 1946 | April 17, 2006 | |
| Donnie C. Ullom | Dallas VFD | June 15, 1943 | May 2, 2006 | Former Member |
2004 -- 2005
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| John Chuchiak | Short Creek VFD | June 4, 2004 | Founding Member | |
| Mike P. Ballato | Weirton Area Ambulance & Rescue | January 18, 1915 | June 11, 2004 | Retired |
| Timothy C. Barrick | Sistersville VFD | September 26, 1946 | June 18, 2004 | Former Member |
| Herman David Fonner | Dallas VFD | June 25, 1931 | July 21, 2004 | Former Chief (17 Yrs) |
| Hargus "Chris" Christopher | Short Creek VFD | April 5, 1925 | July 27, 2004 | Former Member |
| Billy Ray "Bill" Mattox | New Martinsville Ambulance Service | June 7, 1958 | August 1, 2004 | Volunteer |
| Robert Nail | Paden City Emergency Squad | March 35, 1929 | October 26, 2004 | Member |
| Joseph A. (Beansie) George | Benwood VFD | 1910 | December 17, 2004 | Past President |
| Bertram (Bert) Brafchak | McMechen VFD | May 23, 1952 | December 29, 2004 | Member |
| Richard E. Runkle | Big Wheeling Creek VFD | December 1, 1952 | February 9, 2005 | Member -Past Chief |
| Wido Curitti | McMechen VFD | June 5, 1926 | April 6, 2005 | Member |
| A. Lloyd Carnahan | Stone Church VFD | February 27, 1937 | April 18, 2005 | Member |
| Misty K. Reback | Bethlehem VFD | August 31, 1961 | April 24, 2005 | Former Paramedic |
| W. Courtney Block | Mt. Olivet VFD | October 17, 1965 | May 21, 2005 | Former Member |
2003 -- 2004
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| Thomas R. Orr | Brooke County EMS | Sept. 1, 1922 | June 7, 2003 | Retired |
| Charles E. Glaspell | Short Creek VFD | August 8, 1933 | July 10, 2003 | Active |
| Timothy Paul Williams | Short Creek VFD | March 13, 1973 | July 20, 2003 | Active |
| John J. Stein | Wheeling FD | October 24, 1924 | August 10, 2003 | Retired |
| James R. Breuss | Wheeling FD | July 17, 1948 | October 21, 2003 | Retired |
| Joseph Ernest Barki Jr | Windsor Heights VFD | April 6, 1950 | October 30, 2003 | Active |
| Donald C. Buffington | Hooverson Ht. VFD | Aug. 9, 1927 | Nov. 4, 2003 | Former Chief |
| Charles "Chuck" W. Mason | Cameron E-Squad | January 15, 1925 | November 16, 2003 | Retired |
| Arlie R. McCardle | West Liberty VFD | October 18, 1913 | November 21, 2003 | Lifetime Member |
| William Lee Johnson | Cameron VFD | June 17, 1922 | December 16, 2003 | Retired |
| Charles Robert Stewart | Wheeling Fire Dept. | November 20, 1927 | January 29, 2004 | Retired |
| William E. Bill Thoms | Sistersville VFD | February 15, 2004 | Life Member | |
| James H. Cantwell | Middlebourne VFD | March 18, 1927 | February 26, 2004 | Lifetime Member |
| John Melvin Bonar Sr. | Cameron VFD | Feb. 9, 1919 | March 5, 2004 | Member |
| C. Lee "Gig" Bucher | Paden City VFC | October 13, 1917 | March 14, 2004 | Former Member |
| Ernest L. Roeder, Sr. | Wheeling FD | December 7, 1928 | March 22, 2004 | Retired |
| Wesley Robinson | Colliers VFD | March 1, 1926 | April 2, 2004 | Charter Member |
| Harry Lee Travis | New Martinsville VFD | December 1, 1923 | April 4, 2004 | Retired |
| Dallas Floyd Brown | Boggs Run VFD | April 15, 1923 | April 12, 2004 | Charter Member |
| Rosena L. Van Horn | Weirton VFD Co. 1 | August 14, 1914 | April 17, 2004 | Auxiliary Member |
| Michael J. Smith Jr. | Bethany Pike VFD | March 17, 1983 | April 18, 2004 | Member |
2002 -- 2003
| NAME | DEPARTMENT | DATE OF BIRTH | DATE OF DEATH | STATUS |
| George Wesley Hornick | Wellsburg VFD | February 1, 2003 | Active | |
| Francis J. Trabert | Wheeling FD | February 5, 2003 | Retired | |
| Paul J. Sicheri | Windsor Heights VFD | January 25, 1922 | March 6, 2003 | Active |
| Ralph H. (Biggie) Berry | Hundred VFD | June 28, 1950 | March 17, 2003 | Active (Chief) |
| Richard Lee Smith | Sistersville EMS | May 17, 1929 | April 1, 2003 | Active |
| Claris "Shorty" Spencer | Grandview EMS | Dec. 19, 1919 | May 4, 2003 | Active |
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